Umbrella-draining cup



R, BAHY. UMBRELLA DRAINING CUP.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, I919.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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DELBER'I R. BAITY, F XENIA, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-DRAINING CUP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELBERT R. BAITY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Xenia, in the county of Clay and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Umbrella-Draining Cup, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

umbrella when the umbrella is folded and held in a vertical or substantially vertical position. v a

In the accompanying drawing:

The figure is a 1011 itudinal vertical section through a cup em odying the invention, same being shown applied.

Referring to the accompanying .drawing by numerals, 1 indicates an umbrella of any desired kind provided with the usual rod or stem 2. In using umbrellas the cloth sec tion becomes wet, when folded and carried in the house the water drains oif' on to the outer end of the rod 2 and finally off the ferrule 3. If the umbrella is resting on the floor and leaning against the wall the water will naturally run on to the floor and make an undesirable wet spot. To avoid this condition the cup 4 is provided as-shown in the drawing, said cup having a container section 5 provided with an opening 6 appreci- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 16, 1919.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

Serial no. 330,984.

ably larger than rod 2. The lower end of the cup 4 merges into a gripping section 7 having an aperture therein through which the rod 2 is forced and in this manner the gripping section is caused to firmly grip the rod in the position shown in the drawing. When the umbrella is held vertically, or substantially vertically, the water will naturally run into the cup 4 where it will remain until emptied.

The cup may be quickly and easily removed at any time by a pull, and also may be replaced to the position shown in the drawing, or to a position closer to the cloth of the umbrella. It is intended that the device shall be carried on the person of the one using the umbrella until it rains and then applied, though it could be positioned on the umbrella and left there at all times. The device is preferably made of a good quality of rubber so that it may be collapsed without injury, and that the gripping portion 7 may easily grip the rod and also may easily fit-on rods of slightly different sizes without any adjustment.

What I claim is: i

A drain cup for umbrellas comprising a hollow body having a comparatively large opening at one end and a gripping portion at the opposite end merging into the body, said gripping portion formed with a base extending therethrough and being comparatively thick adjacent the bore therein and comparatively long adjacent the bore for holding the body centrally in respect to the umbrella rod so. that said large opening will be centered in respect to the end of, the

umbrella.

DELBERT R. BAITY. 

